Thymus japonicus (H.Hara) Kitag., J. Jap. Bot. 27: 205 1952. (Syn: Thymus inaequalis Klokov; Thymus nervulosus Klokov; Thymus quinquecostatus var. japonicus H.Hara); Siberia to Japan (as per WCSP); Thymus japonicus_RKC02_07072012: Thymus japonicus (H. Hara) Kitag. Lamiaceae Flowering: May, 2012. Photographed at: Daejoen, S. Korea References:…
Momordica subangulata Blume, Bijdr. 928 1826. (Syn: Momordica eberhardtii Gagnep.; Momordica laotica Gagnep.) ?; As per efi thread : It seems M. dioica, M. cochinchinensis and M. subangulata subsp. renigera are much confused, although they are quite distinct in flowers and fruits. All three share a large bract at…
Paphiopedilum sukhakulii Schoser & Senghas, Orchidee (Hamburg) 16: 110 1965. (Syn: Paphiopedilum sukhakulii f. aureum Van Delden ex O.Gruss); ORCHIDACEAE: THE LADY SLIPPER ORCHIDS – Paphiopedilum sukhakulli f. aureum from WOC, Singapore: Paphiopedilum sukhakulii f. aureum Van Delden ex O.Gruss, Orchidee(Hamburg), Suppl. 6: 16 (1999). Many believe…
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN) Paphiopedilum charlesworthii (Rolfe) Pfitzer, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 40 1894. (Syn: Cordula charlesworthii (Rolfe) Rolfe; Cypripedium charlesworthii Rolfe; Cypripedium crawshayae O’Brien; Paphiopedilum charlesworthii f. crawshayae (O’Brien) O.Gruss; Paphiopedilum charlesworthii f. sandowiae Braem); ORCHIDACEAE: THE LADY SLIPPER ORCHIDS – Paphiopedilum charlesworthii (Rolfe) Pfitzer…
Paphiopedilum concolor (Lindl. ex Bateman) Pfitzer, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 2(6): 84 1888. (Syn: Cordula concolor (Lindl. ex Bateman) Rolfe; Cypripedium concolor Lindl. ex Bateman; Cypripedium concolor Lindl. ……..; Cypripedium tonkinense auct.; Paphiopedilum concolor subsp. chlorophyllum (Rchb.f.) Fowlie ……..); ORCHIDACEAE: THE LADY SLIPPER ORCHIDS – Paphiopedilum concolor (Lindl. ex Bateman) Pfitzer from…
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU) Paphiopedilum villosum (Lindl.) Stein, Orchid.-Buch 490 1892. (Syn: Cordula villosa (Lindl.) Rolfe; Cypripedium villosum Lindl.; Paphiopedilum macranthum Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen; Paphiopedilum villosum (Lindl.) Pfitzer; Paphiopedilum villosum f. aureum Braem; Paphiopedilum villosum var. fuscoroseum Aver.; Paphiopedilum villosum f. fuscoroseum (Aver.) O.Gruss & M.Wolff; Paphiopedilum villosum…
IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR)Paphiopedilum druryi (Bedd.) Stein, Orchid.-Buch 466 1892. (Syn: Cordula druryi (Bedd.) Rolfe; Cypripedium druryi Bedd.); ORCHIDACEAE: Lady Slipper Orchids – Paphiopedilum druryi (Bedd.) Stein: Paphiopedilum druryi (Bedd.) Stein, Orchid.-Buch: 466 (1892). Synonyms:Cypripedium druryi Bedd., Icon. Pl. Ind. Or.: 23 (1869).Cordula druryi (Bedd.)…
Paphiopedilum lowii (Lindl.) Stein, Orchid.-Buch 476 1892. (Syn: Cordula lowii (Lindl.) Rolfe; Cypripedium lowii Lindl.; Paphiopedilum lowii (Lindl.) Pfitzer); ORCHIDACEAE: Lady Slipper Orchids – Paphiopedilum lowii (Lindl.) Stein: Paphiopedilum lowii (Lindl.) Stein, Orchid.-Buch: 476 (1892).Synonyms:Cypripedium lowii Lindl., Gard. Chron. 1847: 765 (1847).Cordula lowii (Lindl.) Rolfe,…
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN) Paphiopedilum spicerianum (Rchb.f.) Pfitzer, Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 19: 144 1888. (Syn: Cordula spiceriana (Rchb.f.) Rolfe; Cypripedium spicerianum Rchb.f.; Paphiopedilum spicerianum f. immaculatum Braem); ORCHIDACEAE: Lady Slipper Orchids – Paphiopedilum spicerianum (Rchb.f.) Pfitzer: Paphiopedilum spicerianum (Rchb.f.) Pfitzer, Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 19: 144 (1888)….
Platycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A.DC., Monogr. Campan. 125 1830. (Syn: Campanula gentianoides Lam. [Illegitimate]; Campanula glauca Thunb.; Campanula grandiflora Jacq.; Platycodon autumnalis Decne.; Platycodon chinensis Lindl. & Paxton; Platycodon glaucus (Thunb.) Nakai ………………………; Platycodon grandiflorus f. albiflorus (Honda) H.Hara …………………………..; Platycodon mariesii (Lynch) Wittm. …; Platycodon sinensis Lem.); SE. Siberia to Japan and China…
Platycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A.DC. (Images by Vijayasankar Raman (1,2-photographed in USA) and Gurcharan Singh (Photographed in Kashmir, India)) Species with description & pictures in Flowers of India as on 28.6.14: Botanical name Synonyms Family Common name Platycodon grandiflorus Campanula glauca, Platycodon glaucus, Platycodon sinensis Campanulaceae Korean Bellflower…
Dendrobium aduncum Lindl., Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 28(Misc.): 58 1842. (Syn: Callista adunca (Lindl.) Kuntze; Dendrobium aduncum var. faulhaberianum (Schltr.) Tang & F.T.Wang; Dendrobium faulhaberianum Schltr.; Dendrobium oxyanthum Gagnep.); , E. Himalaya to S. China and Indo-China: Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam as…
Taeniophyllum crepidiforme (King & Pantl.) King & Pantl., Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 8: 245 1898. (Syn: Sarcochilus crepidiformis King & Pantl.); Taeniophyllum crepidiforme: Taeniophyllum crepidiforme (King & Pantl.) King & Pantl. Syno nameSarcochilus crepidiformis King & Pantl Habitat: Epiphyte in humid evergreen forest.Distribution: Eastern Himalayas, Sikkim and…
Gentianopsis paludosa (Hook.f.) Ma, Acta Phytotax. 1: 11 1951. (Syn: Gentiana detonsa var. nana Ling; Gentiana detonsa var. paludosa Munro ex Hook.f.; Gentiana detonsa var. stracheyi C.B.Clarke; Gentiana duthiei Gand.; Gentiana stracheyi (C.B.Clarke) Kitam.; Gentianella paludosa (Munro ex Hook.) Harry Sm.; Gentianopsis longistyla Ma; Gentianopsis stracheyi (C.B.Clarke) Holub); …
Lobelia laxiflora subsp. angustifolia (A.DC.) Eakes & Lammers, Novon 9: 384 1999. (Syn: Lobelia angustifolia (A.DC.) Urbina [Illegitimate]; Lobelia cavanillesii var. lutea F.Haage & F.Schmidt; Lobelia dracunculoides Willd. ex Schult.; Lobelia laxiflora var. angustifolia A.DC.; Lobelia laxiflora f. angustifolia (A.DC.) Voss; Lobelia laxiflora var. brevipes E.Wimm.; Lobelia laxiflora f. fragilis…
Gentianopsis holopetala (A.Gray) H.H.Iltis, Sida 2: 136 1965. (Syn: Gentiana holopetala (A.Gray) Holm; Gentiana serrata var. holopetala A.Gray; Gentianella detonsa subsp. holopetala (A.Gray) J.M.Gillett); Campanulaceae & Gentianaceae Week: Gentianaceae :: Gentianopsis species from Yellowstone NP: A Gentianaceae member observed in Yellowstone National park USA Jul 2012I think this…
Pine Trees for ID : Kodaikanal : 060712 : AK-2: Picture taken on 23/10/08 in Kodaikanal on higher elevation. Unfortunately I don’t have any close ups of these trees as these were photographed before I joined eflora. But I was given to understand that Camphor is made from…
Bulbophyllum pecten-veneris (Gagnep.) Seidenf., Dansk Bot. Ark. 29: 37 (1973 publ. 1974).; Synonyms: Cirrhopetalum pecten-veneris Gagnep., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 78: 6 (1931). Cirrhopetalum miniatum Rolfe, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1913: 28 (1913). Cirrhopetalum flaviflorum Tang, S.Liu & H.Y.Su, Quart. J. Taiwan Mus. 24: 174 (1971). Bulbophyllum flaviflorum (Tang, S.Liu…
Campanula rotundifolia L., Sp. Pl. 163 1753. (Syn: ……………………………………………….); Images by Satish Phadke Campanulaceae & Gentianaceae Week: Campanulaceae :: Harebell/Bluebell Campanula rotundifolia Yellowstone.: Harebell/Bluebell Campanula rotundifolia YellowstoneThis small herb was observed at many places in Yellowstone National Park Jul 2012. References: http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-365918
Thrixspermum acuminatissimum (Blume) Rchb.f., Xenia Orchid. 2: 121 1868. (Syn: Aerides acuminatissima (Blume) Lindl.; Dendrocolla acuminatissima Blume; Ridleya notabilis (Hook.f.) Pfitzer; Sarcochilus acuminatissimus (Blume) Rchb.f.; Sarcochilus notabilis Hook.f.; Thrixspermum notabile (Hook.f.) Kuntze); Thrixspermum acuminatissimum (Blume) Reichenbach f. (Orchidaceae) has been recollected from Joypur (Assam), India: Please go through…